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How to Make Good Decisions
When uncertain or afraid, how do we free ourselves from delay, make good decisions, and take decisive action?

Three strategies... 1. Make decisions sooner: It's easier to make decisions earlier than later. For example, if you hate your job, make a decision to leave sooner.
'Secret' app shuts down and (surprise!) gives investors money back - Apr. 29, 2015. That's not usually how it works.

A failed startup typically keeps the cash and tries to "pivot" -- change its business model on the fly -- to get another shot at survival.
Emotional Intelligence - EQ. As the bestselling coauthor of Emotional Intelligence 2.0, I’m often asked to break down what emotional intelligence is and why it’s so important.

Here goes… Emotional Intelligence Is the Other Kind of Smart.
Importance of Motivation and Goal Setting for Businesses. The Motivation Secrets of 8 Successful Business Leaders. This story first appeared in the October 2013 issue of Entrepreneur.

7 Secrets of Google's Epic Organizational Culture. It’s no surprise that Google has topped the list of Fortune 100’s “Best Companies to Work for” yet again this year for a grand total of four times.

Their jaw-dropping company campus Googleplex is enough to make any professional drool for an opportunity to work for the world’s largest search engine.
IPhone App Robinhood Luring Users With Zero-Commission Trading - Bloomberg Business. The pitchman for Robinhood, the no-fee stock brokerage, looks a little like actor Seth Rogen: bearded, chubby, and, to some viewers, possibly stoned.

In the company’s 80-second online ads, he takes aim at millennials, assuring them that they don’t need much cash to triumph in the stock market. Using Robinhood, he says, you don’t even have to pay the industry standard trading commissions that can erode profits on the small trades newbies tend to make. All you’ll need is Robinhood’s sleek iPhone app. (Android and Web versions are in the works.)
Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars as Soon as 2020 - Bloomberg Business. (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc., which has been working secretly on a car, is pushing its team to begin production of an electric vehicle as early as 2020, people with knowledge of the matter said.

The timeframe -- automakers typically spend five to seven years developing a car -- underscores the project’s aggressive goals and could set the stage for a battle for customers with Tesla Motors Inc. and General Motors Co. Both automakers are targeting a 2017 release of an electric vehicle that can go more than 200 miles on a single charge and cost less than $40,000.
Walt disney company - Home.

"The mission of The Walt Disney Company is to be one of the world's leading producers and providers of entertainment and information. Using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content, services and consumer products, we seek to develop the most creative, innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world." I believe that this mission statement from Disney is too long. I don't like the use of entertainment and information. The scope of Disney as a whole brand is hard to put into such minimal words. The mission statement in 8 words. Creating and living the experience of a lifetime. – jamiecarlomann

Netflix Wants to Tell You What TV to Buy - Bloomberg Business. Netflix has no plans to make televisions, but it is planning to tell other companies how to make theirs.

At the International Consumer Electronics Show on Monday, the company announced the beginning of a “Recommended TV” program, where it will put its seal of approval on certain televisions. At the moment, the criteria to get a blessing from Netflix is vague. The program will pick out Internet-enabled TVs that offer “better performance, easier menu navigation, and new features,” says Neil Hunt, the company’s chief product officer.
McDonald's Should Learn A Labor Lesson or Two From Chipotle And Starbucks.